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巫

wū

wizard, shaman

Depicts some sort of object used by shamans. The exact nature of this object is unclear.

Evolution

巫 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
巫 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
巫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
巫 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
巫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

巫  

wū

wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman; witch; wizard; shaman; also pr. [wú]

巫  

Wū

surname Wu; also pr. [Wú]

Most common words with 巫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

巫

witch

巫师

wizard

女巫

witch

巫婆

witch

巫术

witchcraft

Component uses

Meaning component in 6 characters (1 verified)

靈 誣 诬 筮 觋 覡

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

誣 诬

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*C.m(r)[o]

mju

wū

magician


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 8.5055% of movies

1642nd most common character in movies

2189th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

7

Unicode

U+5DEB

Shuowen

“巫，祝也。女能事無形，以舞降神者也。象人兩褎舞形，與工同意。古者巫咸初作巫。，古文巫。”


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